Thanks for the replies everyone. He was history taking but he's also a caseworker (i.e the closes to a counselor they have there) so he does more than just the initial analysis. The way it works is when there's a staff meeting they talk about new cases and they decide the best case of action and which case worker to assign them to (it could be him or it could be someone else). They then work with you for six weeks and they feel if you need more longterm aid they refer you to other services such as counselors and the like. Case workers aren't trained counselors (at least not all o them) but they all have backgrounds which link to mental health in some way. Since their meeting isn't until Wednesday I think I will see a counselor through the college first and if I feel that they could help me better then I'll contact the other service and tell them I've decided to go through the college instead. The college counselors are more of a longterm service as well which I think will work out better for me.

I've talked a bit before about my perceived depression with my mother who has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety and she has said that my parents will pay for any treatment I need but I don't feel we can really afford it right now so I would rather go through free services first.